#BF4949#BF4949

#BF4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.152 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4949
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 61.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 47.40, 25.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 53.63, 27.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1399 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.152 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0734, 16.3258, 8.1329)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4949 #49BFBF

analogous

#BF4984 #BF4949 #BF8449

triadic

#BF4949 #49BF49 #4949BF

tetradic

#BF4949 #84BF49 #49BFBF #8449BF

square

#BF4949 #84BF49 #49BFBF #8449BF

split-complementary

#BF4949 #49BF84 #4984BF

monochromatic

#692525 #963535 #BF4949 #CF7676 #DFA4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BF4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#BF4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4949

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4949	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.152 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9817b',
    500: '#bf4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4949;
$custom-light: #d9817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56477,
    "c": 0.15236,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4949

secondary

#98CCCC

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4949

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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